Both Spirit City and the soul beast side seemed to be fighting with everything they had.
Spirit Empire relied on its vast number of soul masters, with countless soul skills filling the sky. Some even went so far as to deplete a tremendous amount of soul power to unleash large-scale destructive soul skills, which were particularly devastating to soul beasts.
However, the soul beast clan had two major advantages.
First, their physical endurance was far superior, even surpassing soul masters of the same level. Additionally, soul beasts seemed tireless, launching relentless assaults on Spirit City. In contrast, even under the radiance of the Angel's Light, soul masters were consuming enormous amounts of soul power and gradually wearing out.
Second, the sheer number of soul beasts was beyond imagination—easily numbering in the millions, possibly even more.
As time dragged on, Spirit Empire started to show signs of decline. The city walls, originally over thirty meters thick, began to crumble. If not for the desperate efforts of high-level soul masters unleashing powerful soul skills, they wouldn't have been able to hold back the soul beasts' fierce onslaught.
Among them, Glowing Feather Douluo played a crucial role. In terms of attack range and long-range offensive power, he was the strongest among all soul masters. However, he was also the most overworked.
With soul beasts attacking from all six directions, Glowing Feather Douluo had to move swiftly between the different walls, sniping high-level soul beasts and leaders—many of whom were even Titled Douluo-level threats.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, in particular, was struggling in his battle against Xiong Jun. He was at a severe disadvantage throughout the fight. Even though several Soul Douluo risked their lives to assist him, the power gap was simply too great—they could only serve as distractions and were incapable of wounding Xiong Jun.
Fortunately, Glowing Feather Douluo focused much of his support on aiding Golden Crocodile Douluo. Even without using soul skills, his arrows flew rapidly, one after another, seemingly unaffected by soul power exhaustion.
Seeing that the empire was falling into a disadvantageous position, Qian Daoliu knew it was time to stake everything. With a mere wave of his hand—
A dazzling golden light burst forth from the depths of Spirit Hall, and countless figures emerged from the shadows.
Each of these figures possessed golden wings. Their martial souls resembled angels but lacked the grandeur of Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu's six-winged angel—these were the lowest-tier two-winged angels.
This was Spirit Empire's final trump card: the Angel Legion, the true foundation of the Angel Clan's dominance.
The Angel Legion was exceptionally powerful. The moment they entered the battlefield, they unleashed a continuous barrage of soul skills against the soul beasts. Each soldier wielded a gleaming golden sword, incredibly sharp, capable of inflicting severe damage even against high-level soul beasts.
With the Angel Legion's arrival, Spirit City's defenses temporarily stabilized, even allowing for occasional counterattacks.
Of course, there were other formidable soul master legions on the battlefield, including the Holy Dragon Legion and the Heavy Infantry Legion. Their performance was equally outstanding, capable of inflicting large-scale casualties on the soul beast army.
In the skies above, Di Tian's expression grew increasingly grim. Initially, he believed that with the soul beasts' powerful physiques and overwhelming numbers, taking Spirit City would be effortless. But now, the tide of battle had shifted—the soul beasts were beginning to be suppressed, making it impossible to breach Spirit City in the short term.
The greatest difference between the soul beasts and human soul masters was that many soul masters could unleash large-scale destructive soul skills. These abilities were particularly deadly against the undisciplined soul beast army, making them difficult to counter.
Especially the large-area attacks from Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo—these were nothing short of disasters for the soul beasts.
Among the standout forces of Spirit Empire was the combination of Hu Liena and Xie Yue. When the two of them used their martial soul fusion skill, Charm Demon, a vast red mist spread out in all directions. Even soul beasts found themselves greatly suppressed within this mist.
Moreover, after activating their martial soul fusion skill, their strength reached the level of a Titled Douluo, making them nearly invincible against ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
From a distance, Di Tian shot a glance at Qian Daoliu, then let out a cold snort. He had no choice but to order all the soul beasts to halt their siege and withdraw five hundred meters from Spirit City's walls, surrounding the city instead.
Qian Daoliu immediately commanded all forces to rest and recover in place. At the same time, he ordered Spirit Empire's treasure vault to be opened, distributing all available medicinal supplies without regard for wastage. These were used to heal the wounded as quickly as possible.
Typically, the first wave of a beast tide siege was the most intense, with subsequent attacks gradually weakening until they were eventually repelled.
But Qian Daoliu dared not make such assumptions this time. Given Di Tian's strategic nature, this attack was surely an all-or-nothing gamble. To withdraw so easily was completely out of character for him. It was likely that he was already planning an even greater scheme.
Di Tian turned to the shadows and spoke, "Tang San, it seems you miscalculated this time. Your strategy wasn't as effective as you thought. Spirit City's defenses are stronger than I expected, and their number of soul masters is even greater than we anticipated."
Tang San's face was dark as he replied, "This is simply the foundation Spirit Hall has built over thousands of years. However, their number of soul masters is indeed more than I expected. I suggest we continue the siege, or we'll face even greater trouble later."
Di Tian was puzzled. "What do you mean? The siege has already lasted four hours. My soul beast clan has suffered heavy losses. Are you saying we should continue this fruitless assault?"
Tang San shook his head. "How is it fruitless? The soul masters of Spirit Empire have already expended a great deal of energy. If we keep pressing them, I refuse to believe they can hold out forever. Sooner or later, they'll run out of soul power."
Di Tian hesitated. "Tang San, is there no other way? If we continue like this, my soul beast clan will suffer devastating losses."
A cold smile appeared on Tang San's face. "Di Tian, I advise you to attack as soon as possible. Otherwise, your soul beasts may lose even more miserably than you think."
Di Tian frowned. "What do you mean? Are you saying Spirit Empire still has another trump card?"
Tang San chuckled. "Di Tian, do you really think Spirit Empire's strength ends here? Qian Daoliu has already made his move, but Bibi Dong has yet to appear. Not to mention Spirit Empire still has an army of millions, along with soul masters and Titled Douluo stationed across the empire. If they regroup and return, you'll find yourself trapped between two forces."
Di Tian closed his eyes and thought for a moment before speaking. "I can resume the siege immediately. But this is a joint operation between our two sides. Your forces must participate as well, or I'll start to wonder if you're just waiting for us to weaken each other so you can reap the benefits."